Lantern



'(N0 Model.)

0. KAREN-STEIN & J. REINEKING. LANTERN.

WITIIVESSES: INVENTOI? ATTORNEY Units STATES ATENT FFlCE..

CARL RABENSTEIN AND JOHN REINEKING, OF NEILLSVILLE, lVlSCONSIN.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,193, dated June 17, 1890.

Application filed March 21, 1889.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, CARL RABENsTEIN and JOHN REINEKING, both of Neillsville, in the county of Clark and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to lanterns, and has for its object to improve the construction of such and to provide a means whereby lanterns may be expeditiously and effectively clamped upon the thills or tongue of a vehicle and as readily detached therefrom.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of our improved lantern having the attachment applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section on line w 00 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention the body 10 of the lantern is preferably made cylindrical, and provided centrally at its bottom with an oil-chamber 11, which oil-chamber is provided with an opening in its upper end near its front, covered by a burner 12, capable of receiving a wick 13, such as is ordinarily used in con nection with sperm-oil or other oil of like character. Above the burner 12 a flue 14 is located in the top of the body, covered by a suitable funnel 15, supported at an elevation above the flue, as shown in Fig. 2.

The body of the lantern is provided at its front with a hinged door 16, in which a glass 17plai11 or bulls-eyeis inserted. To the rear of the burner and glass 17 a reflector 18, which is silver-coated, is attached to the rear of the body. The said reflector is essentially oval in general contour, and is so attached as to directly face the glass 17 and extend downward a distance at its in outh below the burner 2, as shown in Fig. 2.

To the rear of the lamp-body a cleatlS is secured, consisting of a suitable bar of metal attached at one en d to the said body and bent upon itself vertically downward, and having attached upon its inner face at its end a strap- Serial No. 304,100. (No model.)

spring 19, the upper end of which spring is free.

The bracket 20, employed in connection with the lamp for attachment to the thills of a vehicle, consists of an angle-bar 21, the vertical member of which is provided with a sleeve 22, attached thereto, capable of being slid upward upon the free end of the cleat 18. The outer extremity of the horizontal member of the angle-bar 21 is divided and carried in opposite directions to form a split ring 22, the opposed ends of which split ring are bent downward in parallel lines to form cars 23, and the diameter of the ring is increased and decreased by the manipulation of a set-screw 24:, passed through the ears of the ring, as best shown in Fig. 1. It will be observed that when the sleeve 22 of the bracket is slid upward upon the cleat 1S the spring 19 will close in upon the cleat and permit the passage of the sleeve, and when the said spring is released the said sleeve, is effectually in connection with the cleat until purposely detached therefrom.

In attaching the bracket to the thill of the vehicle the said thill is passed through the ring 22 when at its greatest diameter. The setscrew 2% is then turned to contract the ringaudfirmly bind the same against its support. It is obvious that when the bracket is detached from the cleat 18 the said cleat will serve as a handle by which the lantern may be carried. The peculiar form of the reflector and its position with relation to the burner 12 greatly facilitates the coi'icentration of the rays of light, as illustrated by the lines a and a in Fig. 2.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a lantern and a cleat attached thereto, consisting of a strap of metal attached at one end of the lantern and bent downwardly upon itself, and aspring secured at one end to the inner side of the said cleat at or near its lower end, of abracket provided with a sleeve adapted to slide upon the cleat above the spring, and a split ring extending downward at a right angle to the body provided with a contracting-screw, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with a lantern and a cleat attached to the back thereof, consisting of a metal strap secured at one end to the said lantern and bent downwardly upon itself, and a spring secured at one end to the inner face of the cleat at or near its lower extremity, of an angle-bracket provided with a sleeve integral with its vertical member, capable of sliding upon the cleat to a position above the spring, and a split ring attached to the outer end of the horizontal member of the bracket and having ears integral with its opposed ends, and a set-screw passing through the said ears, substantially as shown and described, whereby the diameter of the said ring may be increased or decreased, as desired, as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with a lantern provided with a burner, a conical reflector to the rear of the said burner extending slightly below the same, an essentially L-shaped cleat integral with the body of the lantern, and a spring secured at one end to the inner face of the cleat at or nearits extremity, of a bracket consisting of an angle-bar, a split ring secured to the outer extremity of the horizontal mem- CARL RABENSTEIN. JNO. REINEKING. \Vitnesses:

O. S. STOCKWELL, WM. ZASSENHAUS. 

